Sorry if language ever gets too flowery for the blog, but I meant it more in a symbolic way than an insulting way. Can we ever talk about the concepts behind cartoons or do we only get to talk about the visuals?

Again sorry, trying to be insightful and funny- not mean- I know I can come on a bit strong

It often takes patience to answer in an appropriate manner to provocative posts, especially to those annoying people who pass their personal opinion without any kind of explanation as FACT. Insults are the weakest form of discussion, because they show that you have just run out of arguments. At that point, it's time to rethink your own position, because there's nothing easier to keep cool, and nail someone down who is using insults.

It's a shame John had to close that discussion, because I was going to post a follow up. Maybe this blog needs a disclaimer, which clearly defines the kind of behaviour expected from all participants, which pops up every time someone visits this site.

Really, you use Chartpaks? What colors do you use? I've tried Chartpak but they tend to bleed for me.

Can you give me any advice on how you layer colors? I kind of gave up Markers after my teachers in Illustration use to tell me not to use markers. They said that markers are for little kids, not real artists but seeing your work obviously proves them wrong. What kind of sets do you recommend?